Joselo

Who was Joselo?

José Manuel Díaz Márquez was a Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film. Born in Barbacoas, Aragua, he was the younger brother of the singer and composer Simón Díaz. He played professionally under the name Joselo.

Initially, Joselo tried to emulate his older brother, although the ease of doing jokes about the daily life of the Venezuelan people set the course of his artistic career.

Joselo debuted on the popular sitcom Radio Rochela in 1959, aired by Radio Caracas Televisión, until its agreed on an long-term arrangement to keep him at the network by making him producer of his own weekly show, El Show de Joselo, which later was broadcast on Venevisión and was renamed Humor con Joselo.

For nearly three decades, Joselo developed a significant amount of characters in his weekly sitcom, effectively creating stereotypes and popular codes, conveniently remodeled and refined, achieving a deep approach to the lower and middle classes. Among his most popular characters are El Pavo Lucas, Madam Cosmetic, El Adeco y el Copeyano, El Dr. Chimbín, El Mendigo, El Doctor Pensamos, El Viejito de la Marabunta, El Licenciado Esparragoza and El Roquero.